10 Insider Tips to Save Money on Your Boat Ownership

[@waynevanballa8292]

just bought my 1st boat. Your channel will become rather handy. thanks

[@jport3707]

Never forcing anything which seems stuck - is great advise.

[@unconventionalideas5683]

Aye aye, sir/ma’am!

[@Sailing_JP]

Great advice. Marina slip in East Canada, USA and Caribbean is about $15/Ft a month on a year long contract.

[@ZachGinnOfficial]

Boom! You put in the work here and the results followed.

[@ImproveSailing]

Thanks Zach, I appreciate it

[@daveyjahosaphat1428]

1st off, after 1 video I subscribed. This information is great, for a first timer like myself. No boat yet here, doing homework and searching for the right thing in the right place. Cheers to all you bring to the table, friend. Your delivery is excellent. The information is useful. There are a ton of videos on here. I'm gonna need more pencils :^)

[@ImproveSailing]

I appreciate it, thanks and have fun exploring boating.

[@ReeceCaruso]

Great suggestions! This is such an important topic to be discussing at the moment, I really enjoyed the video!

[@ImproveSailing]

Great to hear, thanks for leaving a comment Reece!

[@24hourtravellers]

I remember watching your first few videos, you're almost 2 different people!! Your delivery is really good now!!

[@ImproveSailing]

Thanks that's kind

[@rblom1632]

11) Make an agenda for use, and share a boat with more people. If it's in the water for 26 weeks, it makes a HUGE difference if it's in use for 2 or 18 weeks. I'd say: make an maxed out agenda, lend it out to friends and family. Or buy a boat with two, four or six people. 12) install a small wood stove, now you can stretch the season by 8 weeks or go even winters sailing. Add some armaflex insulation. Beware of too cold water that can be very dangerous to fall into. 13) More people on the boat = more sailing pleasure with same costs. Now you can run it 20 weeks with 4 people (=80 weeks of fun) instead of two weeks with two people. (4 weeks of fun) 14) choose an outboard in bun. This is extra noise protection, but also weather and theft protection for your engine. Swapping a mass produced Japanese outboard is cheaper and easier than make an inboard custom fitted. If the engine dies its easy to replace with an electric outboard. That saves hours of Maintainance per year and noise. 15) Choose a small outboard with the right propeller. The right propeller ads up to 20-30% power, with the same engine. To double the speed of a boat you generally need four times the power. With hard wind you need a propeller with traction, not many horsepower. 16) a boat has a hull speed, so do not push the wall of the hull speed with oversized engines. In many situations a 5 horse with the right propellor will do 80% of the speed of a 15 horse with the wrong prop and wrong trim. With a 5 horse you don't need boat insurance in Holland. So double benefit. 17) Buy Japanese engines, other countries only make CRAP. Or go electric. 18) Choose a volume (wide/high) design with well though out interior. As many costs run per stretching meter/feet. Clever interiors save space. Choose everything compact. Foldable, stackable. Pans and cans that fit into each other etc.. 19) Buy right sized, do not buy more boat than needed. Costs exponentially grow by length, a 30 feet is twice as expensive as a 20 feet. Go small and take a tent with you for more space. 20) with a trailer you can choose hard anti fouling = less costs. Keep it out of the water when not in use. With a trailer you do not need a crane and saves also about 2x 50 eurodollar per year + 100 per year in antifouling. + 200 per year by way cheaper winter storage. 21) Do not use folding bikes, but an electric step. Takes up less space. Go for an inflatable dinghy, saves spaces in winter. I'd personally choose a larger trailer sailer, with electric outboard, a wood stove. For 32 weeks in a Harbour with good facilities. (clean showers, close to a city center and sailing waters) with two or 4 owners + "boat friends". In winter under a roof. One day of polishing and work in april and one in oktober.

[@wl6558]

Why isn’t improve sailing way more popular? These tips are PLATINUM. First time I’ve heard a sailing channel say “lake”. Talk about an untapped market.

[@MichaelGustavsonArchitect]

These prices seem about 10x too low. Am I missing something? I'm in SW Florida.

[@jport3707]

In my case 4 -6x too low, I’m afraid.

[@unconventionalideas5683]

This man is Dutch. Prices are not necessarily the same everywhere.

[@timothythomas1626]

wHAT EXACTLY IS Flogging the Sails?

[@timothythomas1626]

Brother you Look a Little Like Jason Statham . Do You Drive an AUDI?

[@scottwilliams846]

What I'm hearing is "take care of your ship and she'll take care of you[r wallet]"

[@jimmybrokos4610]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@57BigH]

I purchased How To Fast-Track Learning To Sail & Save Money e-book. Very disappointed! Just a collection of very basic information that can be found on a few sailing websites. Was really expecting more! If someone is going to charge money for a product they should really try to deliver value. The e-book is poor value for money.

[@bencoss7003]

What is a coffer

[@ImproveSailing]

in Dutch a koffer is a suitcase

[@bencoss7003]

@@ImproveSailing thank you for taking the time, I truly do appreciate it.

[@unconventionalideas5683]

“Mouse” pluralizes to “Mice” which is not how it works for House/Houses. English is obnoxious; take it from a native speaker.